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Hong Kong’s pension puzzle: How to determine who is too rich to qualify?

13 Apr 2016 - 10:42pm 6

Jake Van Der Kamp

Jake's View Jake Van Der Kamp

Taxing question of why China exports goods via Hong Kong

13 Apr 2016 - 11:55am 3

City Beat Tammy Tam

Now ATV has faded from Hong Kong screens, the entire industry needs some fresh thinking

4 Apr 2016 - 1:27am

Mind the Gap Peter Guy

No longer a shining example, what good is an intellectually bankrupt Hong Kong to China?

3 Apr 2016 - 2:20pm 15

More on Parallel trading

Hong Kong

Hong Kong anti-parallel trader protest pulled at last minute

2 May, 11:49am 4

Economy

Slump in Shenzhen visitors to Hong Kong but parallel traders are still everywhere, locals complain

17 Apr, 10:48pm 3

Economy

Shenzhen shopping mall attracts custom for Hong Kong products, yet may also lead to further decline in mainland visitors

6 Feb, 1:30am 3

Politics

Oversized luggage on MTR provoked 73% more warnings in 2015 than 2014 – while assaults on staff doubled

22 Jan, 2:02am

Law & Crime

Hong Kong parallel-trading protesters who berated a mother and her child in Tuen Mun sentenced

19 Oct, 6:27pm 13

More on Hong Kong Budget 2015

Politics

Hong Kong's marathon budget bill crosses the line after six-week long filibuster

29 May, 6:49am 5

Hong Kong

Financial Secretary expects ‘rainy days’ after US Fed cools talk of interest rate hike

19 Mar, 7:27pm 9

Insight & Opinion

Hong Kong's industry subsidies suppress rather than stimulate entrepreneurship

16 Nov, 4:46pm 5

Insight & Opinion

Hong Kong is stuck with a ruling class of doers and followers

15 Mar, 7:12am 12

Hong Kong

Investment income will cover 10pc of government's expenditure this year: finance secretary

9 Mar, 8:43am 2

Insight & Opinion

Inept government ensures Hong Kong gets a poor return on its riches

8 Mar, 6:20am 8

Insight & Opinion

Sweet dreams of home ownership can turn into nightmare

5 Mar, 2:22am 1

Tax officials see a further decline in revenue collection in the current fiscal year. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Total Hong Kong tax revenue declines 4 per cent amid property slump

Hong Kong’s tax revenue is set to take the biggest hit in six years, falling five per cent to HK$276.8 billion by the end of next March, mostly due to a 20 per cent plunge in stamp duty.

3 May 2016 - 10:18pm 6 More on Hong Kong Budget 2016-2017

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The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for Hong Kong’s economic growth. Photo: Xinhua

International Monetary Fund cuts Hong Kong growth forecast

3 May 2016 - 1:58pm

Tourists in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong during the “Golden Week” holiday in October last year. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Bring them back: Hong Kong tourist sector urges better services to entice mainland China visitors

2 May 2016 - 1:59pm 10

<p>While visitor numbers jumped more than 14.1 per cent on the first day of the holiday, retailers complained that they had seen sales fall</p>

‘Golden week’ hotel bargains send tourist numbers soaring – but no one’s buying much, with retail down

2 May 2016 - 12:59pm 14

Taxi fares were last raised in 2013. Photo: AFP

Taxi stuck in Hong Kong traffic? Cabbies want to charge you more

1 May 2016 - 9:18pm 20

Members of the Neighbourhood and Worker’s Service Centre march to the central government’s offices from Central. Photo: Edward Wong

More than 5,000 hit Hong Kong’s streets on Labour Day to demand standard working hours and universal pension scheme

2 May 2016 - 10:37am 5

Cathay Pacific is believed to be training its pilots through its sister airline Dragonair, which it will rebrand this year as Cathay Dragon. Photo: AP

Cathay Pacific to use Dragonair to get around industrial dispute ban on training, union source reveals

30 Apr 2016 - 6:43pm 13

The bridge linking Hong Kong with Zhuhai and Macau and associated projects have faced several problems. Photo: Felix Wong

Drifting problems at artificial island for mega bridge more serious than thought, Hong Kong officials say

30 Apr 2016 - 11:39am 31

Poor people are now spending more of their income on housing and food. Photo: Benny Lam

Housing eats up record 34pc of spending by Hongkongers

29 Apr 2016 - 11:19pm 4

An advertisement for a local beauty centre. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Caught with pants down: Hong Kong beauty salon accused of strong-arming naked customer into HK$8,000 payment

29 Apr 2016 - 5:30pm 4

Daniel Chong, the outgoing chief executive of Yata department store. Photo: David Wong

Outspoken Yata boss who ‘never held meetings’ exits

28 Apr 2016 - 11:13pm 1

Angela Ng (left), chairwoman of the Trade Practices and Consumer Complaints Review Committee, and Consumer Council chief executive Gilly Wong at a press conference on the fitness chain’s sales practices. Photo: Bruce Yan

Hong Kong Consumer Council names and shames California Fitness for aggressive sales practices

28 Apr 2016 - 4:41pm 17

The 759 chain is suffering as it imports many products from Japan. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong snack chain 759 to close stores, cut discounts as it faces stronger Japanese yen and reduced sponsorship

28 Apr 2016 - 9:01am

Hongkongers do not appear to be fun-loving types and are more concerned about their financial security. Photo: Dickson Lee

More than half of Hong Kong people prefer to worry about their future financial security, rather than enjoy life now

27 Apr 2016 - 10:25pm 5

<p>Union hits out at airline’s tactics in dealing with labour dispute</p>

Cathay Pacific pilots fear mass sackings after management ultimatum at Hong Kong airline

27 Apr 2016 - 1:03pm 53

The De Novo project at Kai Tak is the first of its kind for the authority. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority denies poor flat sales for De Novo project

26 Apr 2016 - 4:34pm 3

Leong Che-hung reiterated the advisory committee had no official position on standard working hours. Photo: Nora Tam

No blanket approach, Hong Kong head of standard working hours body pledges

26 Apr 2016 - 12:44pm 10

Joseph Tung is expecting the worst for next week’s three-day holiday on the mainland. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong tourism sector fears the worst during next week’s mainland Chinese holiday

25 Apr 2016 - 7:38pm 6

Financial Secretary John Tsang gave a lively performance in the two-minute video. Photo: David Wong

Hong Kong finance chief John Tsang pokes fun at himself in tourism promotion video

23 Apr 2016 - 1:31pm 36

Members of the Hong Kong Disneyland Cast Member's Union staged a sit-in outside the theme park over the company's decision to lay off staff. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong Disneyland slashes room rates amid mass lay-offs

22 Apr 2016 - 8:00am 8

Some 64 per cent of local business leaders said they would justify unethical conduct to meet financial targets. Photo: Sam Tsang

Majority of Hong Kong business leaders comfortable with ‘unethical’ practices, survey shows

21 Apr 2016 - 8:21pm 6

A job fair in Kowloon targeting young people. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong ranks fifth globally in economic strategy for young people but survey reveals their discontent

21 Apr 2016 - 6:50pm 3

The plan is to boost China’s economic ties with 50 countries across Asia, Africa and Europe. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong taxpayers see HK$125 million go to One Belt, One Road economic plan this financial year

21 Apr 2016 - 3:56pm 2

Only 349 enterprise and 45 non-profit organisation projects were approved under the dedicated fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales three years after it was launched in 2012. Photo: May Tse

Plagued by problems: auditor calls for review of HK$1 billion government fund to help small Hong Kong firms

21 Apr 2016 - 1:04pm 1

The demonstrators want greater transparency and no further lay-offs. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong Disneyland staff stage sit-in to protest mass lay-offs

21 Apr 2016 - 11:51am 5

Concerns were raised about village houses. Photo: David Wong

Hong Kong government owed HK$172 million in rates and rent

21 Apr 2016 - 8:30am

Despite a decline in salaries, wages for junior and entry-level employees in real estate rose by 46.7 per cent from last year. Photo: Bloomberg

Hot properties: salaries among young employees in Hong Kong real estate soar by 46pc

21 Apr 2016 - 10:14am 2

In one case, the actual completion date of implementing retrofitting works had been delayed by 1,088 days. Photo: Wikimedia

Keep it moving: faster and less costly completion of Hong Kong lifts and ramps urged

20 Apr 2016 - 5:41pm 1

A review of the controversial fare mechanism had been scheduled to take place next year. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Feeling heat, Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation agrees early review of fare mechanism this year

20 Apr 2016 - 4:58pm 2